Food/Wine/ Coastal treasures of the Liimestone Coast
Food/Wine Scene
Experience the food/wine sensations of the Limestone Coast
We select the best export quality beef available in the country. Our preference is for beef that is finished on grass as this provides meat with maximum flavor, just as nature intended. What we do differently at the Barn is that we age our beef on the premises for 8 weeks or longer. Most people and places say beef is aged when it is two weeks old. Like great wines that improve for 50 years, great beef gets sweeter, more tender and acquires a taste that cannot be duplicated except with proper ageing.
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The Barn Steakhouse
747 Glenelg River RdWe select the best export quality beef available in the country. Our preference is for beef that is finished on grass as this provides meat with maximum flavor, just as nature intended. What we do differently at the Barn is that we age our beef on the premises for 8 weeks or longer. Most people and places say beef is aged when it is two weeks old. Like great wines that improve for 50 years, great beef gets sweeter, more tender and acquires a taste that cannot be duplicated except with proper ageing.
Mayura Station is SA’s award winning beef producer with one of Australia's largest full-blood Wagyu herds. Wagyu is said to be the world's best beef, and Mayura Station has been named as one of the world's best producers. “The Tasting Room” is set on a farm overlooking paddocks of grazing cattle with distant views of Canunda National Park and the sand dunes of the Limestone Coast and is arguably South Australia’s best Steak restaurant.
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Mayura Station
Canunda Frontage RoadMayura Station is SA’s award winning beef producer with one of Australia's largest full-blood Wagyu herds. Wagyu is said to be the world's best beef, and Mayura Station has been named as one of the world's best producers. “The Tasting Room” is set on a farm overlooking paddocks of grazing cattle with distant views of Canunda National Park and the sand dunes of the Limestone Coast and is arguably South Australia’s best Steak restaurant.
The Bellum Hotel
22339 Riddoch HwyFamily friendly pub in the paddock
great meals
Enjoy a cool refreshing beverage and chat to the friendly locals who will give you a recount of the story of the "Tantanoola Tiger"
Exceptionally good true blue pub meals
Family friendly
Tantanoola Tiger Hotel
26 Railway Terrace EEnjoy a cool refreshing beverage and chat to the friendly locals who will give you a recount of the story of the "Tantanoola Tiger"
Exceptionally good true blue pub meals
Family friendly
The Wine Bar offers you the chance to sample and drink some of the region's finest wine paired with delicious small food choices.
1862 Wine Bar & Grill
2 Commercial St W The Wine Bar offers you the chance to sample and drink some of the region's finest wine paired with delicious small food choices.
Drinks & Nightlife
Patrons of all ages, caters for mixed ages, great food, great service
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Commercial Hotel
76 Commercial St WPatrons of all ages, caters for mixed ages, great food, great service
Because it is the place to go if you are young Great Management
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Mount Gambier Hotel
2 Commercial St WBecause it is the place to go if you are young Great Management
Sightseeing
Beachport
Stunning Town, beautiful beaches
Quiet fishing village that is not overrun by tourists yet, safe swimming beaches, great for snorkeling
BUCKS BAY BEACH
Carpenter Rocks RoadQuiet fishing village that is not overrun by tourists yet, safe swimming beaches, great for snorkeling
The Blue Lake
John Watson DriveBreathtaking, the colour of the water is amazing
Visit the beach and the glenelg river at the same location, great for fishing, fun activities for the family
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Nelson
Visit the beach and the glenelg river at the same location, great for fishing, fun activities for the family
Coonawarra
Fantastic wine region, world renown. Great cellar doors
Parks & Nature
Access 4 wheel drive tracks and travel the sand dunes to see our amazing beaches, Must be experienced in soft sand driving, must let Tyre pressure down
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Canunda National Park
Access 4 wheel drive tracks and travel the sand dunes to see our amazing beaches, Must be experienced in soft sand driving, must let Tyre pressure down
Arts & Culture
Millicent Museum
1 Mount Gambier RdBest Museum I have seen, take a walk through the history of our area
Shopping
Mount Gambier
Fantastic shopping, everything you could possibly want
Coastal Excursions
The Limestone Coast is a perfect summer road trip destination. A couple of hours drive from Adelaide and you’ll find yourself surrounded by a treasure trove of natural, sandy wonders with some of the bluest waters you’ve seen.
Carpenter Rocks Shop
6 Hercules StFantastic home made pies and locally caught gummy shark
The Salmon Hole is the ultimate swimming sanctuary on the Limestone Coast during the summer. From excellent snorkelling to sand boarding on the adjoining sandhills and top-notch fishing, these turquoise waters are an adventurer’s playground. In the shallows with these crystal clear and calm waters it’s also the perfect destination for a family outing at the beach.
Salmon Hole
The Salmon Hole is the ultimate swimming sanctuary on the Limestone Coast during the summer. From excellent snorkelling to sand boarding on the adjoining sandhills and top-notch fishing, these turquoise waters are an adventurer’s playground. In the shallows with these crystal clear and calm waters it’s also the perfect destination for a family outing at the beach.
Beachport’s beautiful white sandy beach, Glen Point, has the bluest of blue waters. With protection from the hot northerly winds that can blow during summer this beach makes for the perfect escape for those scorching hot summer days. It’s also a top spot to cast a line off in search of that elusive fish!
Glen Point
Beachport’s beautiful white sandy beach, Glen Point, has the bluest of blue waters. With protection from the hot northerly winds that can blow during summer this beach makes for the perfect escape for those scorching hot summer days. It’s also a top spot to cast a line off in search of that elusive fish!
thirty minutes from Tantanoola lies Southend. With so many safe swimming beaches to explore, excellent boating, crystal blue waters and the fact you can drive your car onto the beach you will not want to leave.
Southend is protected from the elements.
Southend is at the northern end of the Canunda National Park, The NATIONAL PARK is accessible only by experienced four-wheel drive (4WD) operators only. Start from Southend and drive all the way to Carpenters Rocks via the beach. means you may just find your own private beach for the day if you have your adventurous hat on!
Southend
thirty minutes from Tantanoola lies Southend. With so many safe swimming beaches to explore, excellent boating, crystal blue waters and the fact you can drive your car onto the beach you will not want to leave.
Southend is protected from the elements.
Southend is at the northern end of the Canunda National Park, The NATIONAL PARK is accessible only by experienced four-wheel drive (4WD) operators only. Start from Southend and drive all the way to Carpenters Rocks via the beach. means you may just find your own private beach for the day if you have your adventurous hat on!
Cape Banks Lighthouse
The lighthouse was established in 1883. The original structure was 7.5 metres in height and was made from local limestone. The lantern was used from the old MacDonnell Lighthouse (demolished in 1882) at Cape Northumberland.
The original character was alternating revolving, showing one red and two white faces. The illuminant was vaporized kerosene with an incandescent mantle. 3 groups (3 lamps in each group) 2 white and 1 red.
In May 1928, it was raised to 15 metres. With this upgrade upgrade the light was demanned and the keeper’s cottages have since been demolished.
Until 1976 the light was run on a Dalen Acetylene Gas system which mixed the gas with air and also rotated a lens. It was then converted to electric in using the lens from St Francis Island.
Cape Banks Lighthouse
Cape Banks Lighthouse RoadCape Banks Lighthouse
The lighthouse was established in 1883. The original structure was 7.5 metres in height and was made from local limestone. The lantern was used from the old MacDonnell Lighthouse (demolished in 1882) at Cape Northumberland.
The original character was alternating revolving, showing one red and two white faces. The illuminant was vaporized kerosene with an incandescent mantle. 3 groups (3 lamps in each group) 2 white and 1 red.
In May 1928, it was raised to 15 metres. With this upgrade upgrade the light was demanned and the keeper’s cottages have since been demolished.
Until 1976 the light was run on a Dalen Acetylene Gas system which mixed the gas with air and also rotated a lens. It was then converted to electric in using the lens from St Francis Island.
Surf Beach, Beachport is the perfect beach to hone your surfing skills. With consistent swells hitting the shoreline and with the Beachport Jetty, neighbouring headlands and islands as a backdrop, it not only makes a surfer’s paradise but a photographer’s too!
Surf Beach
Surf Beach, Beachport is the perfect beach to hone your surfing skills. With consistent swells hitting the shoreline and with the Beachport Jetty, neighbouring headlands and islands as a backdrop, it not only makes a surfer’s paradise but a photographer’s too!
Mount Gambier's big-ticket item is the luminous, 75m-deep lake, which turns an insane hue of blue during summer. Perplexed scientists think it has to do with calcite crystals suspended in the water, which form at a faster rate during the warmer months. Consequently, if you visit between April and November, the lake will look much like any other − a steely grey. But in January, WOW! The surface of the water is 20m below downtown Mt Gambier's street level.
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Waawor
Mount Gambier's big-ticket item is the luminous, 75m-deep lake, which turns an insane hue of blue during summer. Perplexed scientists think it has to do with calcite crystals suspended in the water, which form at a faster rate during the warmer months. Consequently, if you visit between April and November, the lake will look much like any other − a steely grey. But in January, WOW! The surface of the water is 20m below downtown Mt Gambier's street level.